Mateja Forstnaric

Mateja Forstnaric
Odgers Berndtson Vienna office
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Vienna A-1010 Austria
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Mateja Forstnaric

Mateja Forstnaric, a Partner of Odgers Berndtson Vienna based in Ljubljana, has overall responsibility for parts of South Eastern Europe. With extensive executive search and consulting experience, Mateja conducts senior-level management search assignments across a range of sectors including major industries in Central and South Eastern Europe. Mateja successfully assists corporations of all sizes and ownership structures in building their leadership teams. She also provides leadership advisory services, such as management audits. Prior to joining Odgers Berndtson, Mateja successfully headed Heidrick & Struggles in SEE. She previously worked as a Director for SEE at Ray & Berndtson CEE, after running the EMBA Marketing, Sales and Admissions at one of the leading executive development institutions in the CEE. Her other professional experience includes consulting, working in marketing for DHL International. and a researcher for several academic institutions. Mateja holds an MBA and an MSc degree from IEDC - Bled School of Management. She has completed numerous academic courses at institutions such as Yale and Vienna University. Besides her native Slovenian language, Mateja also speaks Croatian, English, German and Serbian.

Industries & Functions

  • Business & Professional Services

    The continuing globalisation of this high-end, high-value sector demands exceptional leaders, who know how to differentiate services, embrace innovation and deliver value.

  • Consumer Products & Services

    Technological advances, globalisation and the Internet are reshaping the rules in today's consumer & retail services market, demanding exceptional talent at the top.

  • Industrial

    Globalization, mergers and acquisitions, vertical integrations and partnerships, all demand more of the people at the top.

  • Life Sciences

    As life sciences continues to experience radical change in the competitive landscape; strong leadership talent is the differentiator.

  • Technology

    In technology, with apparently boundless application and insatiable markets, it is the human factor - leadership - that differentiates the stellar successes from the rest.

  • Board and CEO

    As world-class organisations grapple with the global challenges of the 21st century, it is their leaders that define success.

  • Procurement & Supply Chain

    Leading organisations are recognising the role procurement and supply chain management plays by globalising the function and creating board level representation.

  • Private Equity & Venture Capital

    Private equity is arguably the most dynamic global business phenomenon of the last 10 years. Attracting talent - and supporting investment clients with talent - is key to success.

  • Human Resources

    With increasingly fierce competition for leadership talent and a compelling focus on intellectual resources, the human resources field is experiencing a renaissance.

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